Pusha T is featured in the newest Sneeze Magazine issue where he talked about The Neptnes produced ‘Raid’ which featured 50 Cent amd he also revealed that he passed on Hit Boy’s “N–gas In Paris” beat.

Sneeze: “Raid” the song you have with 50 and Pharrell is crazy. A lot of people feel like 50 is in vintage 50 form on that record.
Pusha: I called Pharrell and said, “Yo, if you go back in with him and you make about seven more of those type of tracks you’re going to be responsible for something that’s monumental.” People don’t know that 50 Cent is like my favorite. Lyrically he’s not my favorite artist, but as a whole he’s my favorite artist. No one has done what he’s done in such a short time. What I always wanted 50 Cent to do was to get with all top-tier super-producers — Just Blaze, Kanye West, Pharrell, Chad Hugo, put out an album like that.

Sneeze: You were around for some of the Watch The Throne sessions, were there any beats on that album that you passed on?
Pusha: “Niggas in Paris!” [Laughs.] I tell people all the time that I don’t know if I would’ve attacked it that way which means the record might not have been as special once I got on it.

Sneeze: Wow, that’s interesting.
Pusha: ‘Ye gave me beats and that was in the bunch. “Niggas in Paris” was playful to me and I was in demonic rap mode. I was like, “Yo, I don’t want this right now,” he was like, “Man, this will be a club smash,” and I’m like, “Maybe, but don’t ask me to wrap my brain around that when I’m writing stuff like ‘My God,’ which is another Hit Boy beat.”

The teen star shares advice he received from Pharrell. By Brooklyne Gipson.
Being the heir to hip-hop royalty that he is, Diggy Simmons isn’t necessarily in need of any career role models. However, that didn’t stop the 16 year-old rapper from seeking out career guidance from one of today’s most influential stars, Pharrell Williams. At iMentor’s annual benefit Wednesday evening [October 26], Diggy shared some of the things he’s learned from the Grammy Award winning producer. “One of my mentors is Pharrell Williams. He has taught me that a lot of times, younger people, when they are in a predicament, say that they have nothing,”

Diggy told attendees. “He told me that you can make something out of what you think is nothing. You just have to believe in you. He has taught me to be me.” The event, held at New York City’s Mandarin Oriental, celebrated the work that the philanthropic organization has been doing to pair local underserved high school students with positive mentors. iMentor theorizes that mentorships will help program participants to succeed in their colleges and careers. Representatives like Diggy serve as examples of that.

Pusha T explains to XXLMag.com why he sampled Ric Flair on his new song, “What Dreams Are Made Of”… Pusha T says if wrestling legend “Nature Boy” Ric Flair didn’t mind spending on dames, why the hell should he? On his new song “What Dreams Are Made Of,” the lyrical grappler tells XXLMag.com he wanted to give his fans a round of “supreme baller shit talking.”“Sell that pussy to me./ I’d rather buy it baby./Look at your purse, you need the help./ You can’t deny it baby,” he raps on the chorus. “I don’t want it free baby,”Pusha laughed on the phone yesterday. “I don’t. Flair didn’t want it free.”Pusha says he’s been a fan of Flair since the National Wrestling Association days in the 1980s. One of Flair’s patented boast worthy interviews is used at the top of “What Dreams Are Made Of.”

“I loved wrestling,”Pusha explained. “I was a fan of Dusty Rhodes. My dad sat me down and was like ‘Yo, why you like him? Look at him! He has that big tumor on him. He looks disgusting. You supposed to like [Flair].’ I was like, ‘Why dad? He’s the bad guy.’ My dad said ‘who’s cleaner? Who’s fresher?’ Essentially he was saying ‘You don’t wanna muse Dusty Rhodes buddy.’ Ever since then I have been a Ric Flair fanatic. “I felt the song was fitting,” he added, further delving on why he chose to the almost-20-time World Heavyweight Champion on his record. “The hook spoke in level of arrogance. I was trying to match a Pusha arrogance of what Flair would do. That’s why I put him at the top.” “What Dreams Are Made Of” will be included on Pusha’s Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray EP out on November 8 on Def Jam Recordings.

Robin Thicke & Paula PattonRobin Thicke is not quite ready to take the battlefield. The soul man has delayed the release of his fifth albumLove After War to December. The follow-up to 2009’s Sex Therapy, previously scheduled for November 15, will now arrive on December 6. He will face off with albums from Nicole Scherzinger, Bow Wow, Taio Cruz, The Roots, and T-Pain.

The title track is currently available at digital retailers and a video has been shot with director Hype Williams. Thicke is also reuniting with Lil’ Wayne on his next single “Pretty Lil’ Heart,” which goes to iTunes on November 8. In addition to Weezy, he has been in the studio with Faith Evans and Pharrell. “You get to that point where you hate it and then you love it,” Thicke said of his new music. “It’s just like any important relationship in your life.”

The King Of The South has seemingly been everywhere since his release from prison and in an interview with 97.1 AMP Radio T.I. revealed a few collaborations he has done over the last few weeks and also spoke on plans to work with Andre 3000. “Man, I got music popping off. I got about 40 songs so far, and recording every day,”T.I. said. “Me and Jeezy got a hot record, me and Akon got a record… Most of them is just me.”Me and B.o.B got about two or three records, me and Pharrell got a few records, just sent a record to Andre 3000 to see how he gon’ feel about getting on it.” Me and Cee Lo were just in the studio last night, so there are more possible collaborations.”

Austin Brown was doing a live chat on XBox celebrity chat this morning and forum member John Parsons asked him if it was true that he was working with Pharrell in which he replied: “Yeah we worked this summer.. It wasnt only a dream come true for me but Pharrell dramatically helped me find more of myself in my music.. He told me things I needed to hear and Im so thankful for that”. John also asked Austin what kinda sound they had created and Austin replied ‘ straight musical that’s all I can say’. Austin is woking on his debut album right now titled ’85’. Thanks to John Parsons for the news.

Big Sean’s entire album gets the remix treatment by DJ Mo Beatz and Adidas, scrapping all the No I.D. beats for the likes of Cardo, Bei Maejor, Drumma Boy, The Olympicks, Xaphoon Jones, KeY Wane, DJ Bonics and including The Neptunes track Get It (DT) remixed by The Olympicks. You can get the whole mixtape Here.

This is the ‘Official Behind The Scenes’ of Jadakiss’ Rock With Me featuring Teyana Taylor at the Blue lounge in blue point NY out in long island epic night, Nnamdi Franks of Whatsintv made the behind the scenes . shout outs to all the models, directors, and artist that came through.

Pusha T has been recently interviewed by Hiphopdx.com where he talked about a new Clipse record which is still untitled yet and confirms The Neptunes and Kanye West as the first contributors on the new album which will be released on Re-Up Gang/G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. “I’m still working out the title. I feel like I’m just trying to find the perfect title, and I could have easily gone in the realm of the Clipse saga of album titles. I’ve thought of so many great ones, but I feel like this should be something different.” Check out below his newest leak of the Fear Of God Part II mixtape “What Dreams Are Made Of” and make sure to bookmark Pusha T’s official site www.pusha-t.com. Can’t wait for that new Clipse album, and especially a comeback by Malice! EGHCK!

Ambra Medda & Pharrell/Billionaire Girls ClubPharrell recently met up with WWD.com at Thursday’s National Design Awards to talk about what recently impressed him visually and some future projects besides music. Williams singled out a futuristic Kuala Lumpur house, and three in Singapore — The Sun House, The Fish House, and The Tangga House — that he recently spotted in a book, and reveals that he is a big fan of Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs and Marc Newsom’s Aquariva design for speedboat maker Riva. “Every Comme des Garçons show is just perfection and Alber Elbaz is a genius, too. So is Marc Jacobs. I am so inspired by each one of them.

Mark McNairyThey are totally imaginative. I wish to be that way one day.”Pharrell also revealed that he plans to launch Billionaire Girls Club in spring 2013 as well as collaborating with Mark McNairy, the former creative director of Ivy League on shoes that will be released at the end of February 2012. Last but not least, the only thing that Pharrell hasn’t done yet is writing a book and that’s exactly what’s he’s doing right now. He is working on a book with Ambra Medda, co-founder and director of Design Miami and Design Miami/Basel — “Places & Spaces I’ve Been.”

At just 18-years-old, Compton native Buddy is signed to Pharrell’s I Am Other, and here’s the debut video from the young rhymer, “Awesome Awesome,” produced by The Neptunes. Pharrell Williams has had his hand in plenty of hits from a number of huge artists throughout the years, and now he’s focusing on cultivating another star. Meet Buddy, an 18-year-old Compton native, signed to Star Trak. “My homeboy Scott Vener [music supervisor for Entourage, How To Make It In America, 90210 and more] came to the studio one night, and he showed me a video,”Pharrell told XXLMag.com. “I saw this kid freestyling over ‘Flava in Ya Ear,’ and he shot his own video to it, and I was buggin’ out. A) what’s he know about an instrumental like that? B) why is he dumbin’ all over it?”

That was a couple years ago, shortly before Buddy’s 16th birthday. The two met a few days later, and not long after that, the partnership began. “I’m tryna set up a movement,” said Buddy, who’s now in college. “I’m really trying to put out a bunch of good music that’s positive and stay fun. [I’m] coming from Compton, with the reputation along with it, and I just wanna start anew. Show them a whole ‘nother side of the city. I grew up around it, but I didn’t grow up in it.”Pharrell is confident that the up-and-comer will make his presence felt. “The way he thinks, and his ability to articulate that is just—I hadn’t seen anything like it,”Skateboard P said. “I was like, man, this guy, he is I Am Other. He’s not some ordinary child. He’s a kid that thinks outside of the box. He’s on his way to being one of those super special artists.” Above, you can check out Buddy’s debut video, “Awesome Awesome,” with an appearance by Pharrell and produced by The Neptunes. —Adam Fleischer

Check out this awesome article about The Neptunes when they started to blow up in the Music Industry talking about their upcoming projects. Thanks to darrenlaking.

Out Of This World: The NeptunesThe Neptunes might have the most diverse résumé of any production team in history. Who else cranks out remixes and hits for R&B singers like Kelis, hip hop artists like Jay-Z, rockers like Limp Bizkit, and unclassifiable geniuses like Prince? Teddy Riley discovered The Neptunes in 1992 after they performed in a talent show at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, VA. At the time, Pharrell Williams was playing drums and rapping while his partner, Chad ‘Chase’ Hugo, played keyboards. The two began producing tracks for Blackstreet’s debut album and haven’t had much downtime since. Upcoming projects include work on Jennifer Lopez’s next CD and a solo project for Zach De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine. “We’re doing a lot more rock now,” says Williams. “Lenny [Krawitz] is interested, so that’s where my head is right now.”

The Neptunes Unforgetable Collaborations:

Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Got Your Money feat. Kelis (1999)

Hugo: “When he wrote the first verse, it took him a while to write. We had the beat rolling for a long time. The next thing you know, he was like ‘Okay! I wanna do vocals,’ And he rushed the engineer and the sound guy to get the tape ready. They rolled the tape and he said the first line, and that was it. The he said, ‘Stop the tape.’ He was revved up to get the track done, and then he just stopped. He ended up finishing it later, but it was cool because he vibes on his instinct. You always hear about him in the news, and that’s how he works too-spontaneously.”

Jay-Z – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me) feat. Pharrell(2000)

Hugo: “Jay called and we flew out to New York and made the beat.”Williams: “I wanted the track to reflect attention on old soul music and where it came from. I was thinking of Curtis Mayfield. Jay-Z liked it and laid the vocals right there. It happened real quick, and Jay laced it crazy. He’s one of those artists who just keeps on progressing.”

Mystikal – Shake Ya Ass feat. Pharrell (2000)

Hugo: “We met Mystikal in L.A. and did a song together for the Any Given Sunday soundtrack. He was feeling us and he wanted to work with us again.Williams: “On this song, I was singing the chorus like Eddie Kendricks from The Temptations. If you like Mystikal, get some old Temptations records; hear what inspired me.”

Sade – By Your Side (The Neptunes Remix) (2000)

Hugo: “They gave us the original song for that and wanted us to do the music, but it was, like, 76 beats per minute, so we ended up speeding up the track a lot and gave it a whole different vibe. Originally, it sounded like some Aaron Neville country song, but when you hear it now it’s on some funky jazz vibe.”

Guru – All I Said feat. Pharrell & Macy Gray (2000)

Hugo: “Guru was doing Jazzmatazz record and wanted someone to sing on the track we presented. So we got Macy, with her trademark voice, and she came on and blessed it. She’s very talented. Some people judge her by her squeaked-out voice, but I think she’s real creative and vibed out. She really made that song crazy.”

Kelis – I Don’t Care Anymore feat. Pharrell (2001)

Williams: “She gets it . All we had to do was rearrange the original Phil Colins song, and she came in and did her thing, looking cute. She came prepared but didn’t even know what she was gonna hear. It was cool.”

504 Boyz – D-Game feat. Pharrell & Terrar (aka Pusha T.) (2000)

Williams: “We were out in L.A. doing a remix for Prince at the Record Plant, and originally had Q-Tip on the track. Master P was at the pool table talking shit to one of my boys. He was saying he was good, but we doubleteamed him and beat him that game. I said, “Why I never got a beat on you?” And he told me, “I got my boys to do my own shit.” Then he came in the room, listened to a beat I had, and he liked it. We just did it right then on the spot!”

Perry Farrell – Glory (2000)Hugo: “Rock people are different. He’s clean now, but he told us stories about being in Jane’s Addiction when he was wacked out, standing in the middle of the street, tripping out with the guy who invented LSD. When we were in the studio, he brought in his little Roland Groovebox and he was freaking that thing! He’s from rock ‘n’ roll and there he was making techno tracks in the middle of our rock-hip hop session.”